Nusrat’s family wants fast trial

Family members want quick trial of the murder case of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

“We wish fast, free and fair trial of those responsible (for the incident),” Nusrat’s father AKM Musa told The Daily Star today.

The father and elder brother of Nusrat also expressed gratefulness towards the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), the government and others for arresting the responsible persons in a short time.

WHAT HAPPENED TO NUSRAT?

Nusrat, a student of Sonagazi Islamia Senior Fazil Madrasa, was set ablaze on April 6 allegedly for refusing to withdraw a case filed against the principal for sexually harassing her late last month.

Only a few minutes before the Alim exams on April 6, four unidentified people allegedly took Nusrat to the roof of the three-storey administrative building of the madrasa saying one of her friends was being assaulted there, victim's brother Mahmudul Hasan Noman had told this newspaper earlier.

She lost her battle for life on April 10, five days after she was set afire -- an incident that sparked outrage all over the country.